Deficit concerns on Republican minds…

We also understand that Republicans need to stand for something people can count on.

We are concerned about what’s happening in Washington today.

Here’s what Fox News had to say-

A bipartisan deal to keep the government funded past midnight hit a major snag Thursday, as a last-minute maneuver in the Senate by Kentucky Republican Rand Paul to protest spending hikes raised the specter of another shutdown.

Meanwhile, the legislation faces uncertainty in the House, where liberals, led by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, are protesting a lack of protections for illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children and the conservative House Freedom Caucus is lining up against provisions ending spending caps.

But a spokesman for the libertarian-leaning Paul said the lawmaker is pushing for an amendment to restore the budget caps. That effort could delay a Senate vote until 1 a.m. Friday, past the deadline for keeping the government open.

“Senator Rand Paul is asking for is a 15-minute vote on his amendment to restore the budget caps,” Paul spokesman Sergio Gor tweeted. “He is ready to proceed at any time,”

President Trump has been urging Republicans and Democrats to support the Senate bill, tweeting that lawmakers must “must support our troops and support this bill.”

The massive budget deal, which includes a stopgap temporary measure to prevent a government shutdown, includes $300 billion for the military. The agreement also adds $89 billion in overdue disaster aid for hurricane-slammed Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, a politically charged increase in the government’s borrowing cap and a grab bag of health and tax provisions.

But the bill still faces opposition from both Democrats and Republicans.

Pelosi — who on Wednesday spoke for eight straight hours on the chamber’s floor in opposition to the measure — said Thursday that she would oppose the bill.

Democrats like Pelosi are pushing for the bill to include provisions for “Dreamers” — immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. by their parents. Such protections are about to expire in early March, a result of President Trump ending the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program.

Illinois Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez, the leader of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, said he also won’t support the bill and predicted other Democrats would also vote no.

“So today, they are going to bring over from the Senate a proposal, they are going to lift the caps and they’re going to say, let’s vote on our budget. Well, I say to everybody — don’t collude with this administration,” Gutierrez said. “Vote against the budget.”

“The … caucus opposes the deal to raise spending caps on discretionary spending by nearly $300 billion over two years,” the roughly 30-member group said Wednesday. “We support funding for our military, but growing the size of government by 13 percent adds to the swamp instead of draining it. This is not what the American people sent us here to do.”

On Thursday, House Speaker Paul Ryan gave his full support to the bill to try to rally others in chamber to also vote yes — saying the military is at risk without the money, while acknowledging the deal includes partisan compromises and isn’t perfect.

“This is a bipartisan bill,” the Wisconsin Republican said. “On the net, this is a very good solution.”

Here’s what we have to say-

NC Republican Party Platform

Article II – Section (3): Government should tax only to raise money for its constitutional functions. We support athorough review of expenditures each year…

Article V – Section (2): We believe that government at all levels should not spend money it does not have and avoid passing on debts to future generations.

Principles of the North Carolina Republican Party

No. 4 – We Believe government must practice fiscal responsibility…

National Debt Figures

United States National Debt – 2018$20,498,439,289,488.63 2008 $9,674,937,691,355.00

There’s not much more to say…

Conserve [v. kuh n-surv] To use or manage wisely; preserve; save

2 Comments

Robert Malt
on February 9, 2018 at 2:25 am

There are hardly any fiscal conservatives left in this party. And the few of us who are left are generally scoffed at or ignored by our fellow Republicans.

Hi Robert – as you will note from this post, there are many of us who share your fiscal sensibilities. That this mission remains in our party’s platform and principles says a lot. This was an attempt to raise the concern and questions in a positive way. We will do more as we also keep our eye on the deeper reality – no matter how imperfect some of our Republican leaders may be, they are infinitely preferable to the progressive-liberal-socialist dedications of the opposition. Appreciate your help as we build on the good without ignoring the not so good…